Decker Hosts Visiting Societies and Community News
Decker WI welcomed Teabelia and Ellenville for an afternoon program led by Mrs. Siame district representative. Reading by Mrs. A L Decker and musical items by local girls capped a successful event. Updates include A McKay ill in Shoal Lake Hospital and Master Russell Watt’s return home.
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Decker WI
Teabelia
Ellenville
Siame
Solegirth
Hose
A. L. Decker
Ivy Clack F Decker
Kelly and
Iverich
Leabella
Mervin McConnell
Ellaville
A. McKay
Shoal Lake Hospital
Russell Watt
A It Decker
W. H. Decker
Alexander
Ira
Rain Needed As Crops Face Bersons Like Drought
After a dry fall and weeks of heat, crops in the district show a withering drought. So far this year rainfall is scant and harvest prospects grow dim unless rains arrive soon. Temperatures climbed to 90s and 96 in the shade marking the hottest spell of the year.
Memories of Kitchener and Boer War recalled by Daly
Frank Daly of Vancouver recalls his boyhood voyage on the Mount Royal during the Boer War aboard the Elder Dempster liner requisitioned as a horse transport. The photograph shows Daly at age ten with Kitchener’s charger and Captain James A. Murry, later Empress of Britain commander, who died in the Halifax explosion. Daly later joined the Canadian Pacific Railway, serving over twenty years in Vancouver.
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Kitchener
S.S
Mount Royal
Dompetes
Ca Town
South Africa
James A. Murry
Dempster Line
Halifax
Bey
Beard
Cape Town
Liverpool
British Isles
Barbados
New Orleans
Daly
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Pioneer Widow Eliza Latimer Dies After Long Service
Mrs Eliza Latimer of Minnedoss died on January 13 1929 leaving seven daughters and two sons. She was born 1855 in Wallace Perth County married Z Latimer in 1879 and homesteaded at Hamiota before moving to Riversdale and later Minnedosa. Funeral by Rev Harry Dodd with many relatives survives.
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Eliza Smith
Wallace
Perth County
Z. Latimer
Portage la Prairie
Hamiota
Riversdale
Mr. Latimer
Harry Dodd
A. Skinner
M O. Tremaine
McLean
Ranson
Minnedosa
Barr
Conquest
Sask
H. Fitzmaurice
Beechy
Mre. Ferry
Outiook
Saak
William of
Arthur
Mre
Warren
Rapid City
Magaffin
Palmerston, Ont
Munson
Berkley
Cal
Village Council Hamiota Minutes July 8 1929
Council met at the chambers with Mayor presiding. Notices to households to provide proper sanitary pails or council will supply them and charge costs. Accounts approved including utilities, light, street work, office expenses, memorial grounds, police and printing. Hospital Ladies Aid seeks food donations for Fair Day July 19 to support fundraising and replace X Ray funds spent.
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Hamiota
Moore, Sheardtown
Park
Hamiota Echo
National Utilities Corporation
Light Council
Manitoba
J A Smith
Imperial Lumber Co
T Andrew
F Moore
Hospital
Moss Fraser
Pioneer Archie D Campbell Dies in Harding Man
Archie D Campbell pioneer of the Harding district died July 9 after a life on a farm north of Harding and later in the village. Funeral Thursday at United church with Rev J B Anderson presiding and two former pastors assisting. He leaves his wife one daughter Ells and three sons Elgin Wilfred and Garfield.
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Harding
Archie D Campbell
Campbell
Mr Campbell
United Church
J.B . Anderson
SP Riddell
A. E. Cooks
Ells
Elgin
Wilfred
Garfield
Free Press Colf Tournament Opens On Hamiota Grounds
First round of the Free Presse golf tournament held on Hamiota grounds with players L Curtis GS Anderson A Headbarg P Shanks J Henderson J Baroff among scores. Ladies served supper for about fifty golfers after play. district playoff invites low totals from Souris Hartney Melita to Brandon for a Winnipeg playoff.
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Hamiota
Hamiota Club
Rivers
Souris
Hartney
Melita
Brandon Country Club
Winnipeg
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Hamiota Hospital
Marnisos
Treas
VM. A. Whimster
Prin
Allan
Phome
J.M. Williams
Hamelota
R. Richardson
Imperia
Kent
Insurance Service Centres
A. O. McConnell
Peimeny
Fate
C. Semmes
Gesey Te
Bank of
Hamiota* Lodge
A&a. Maitland
T Anderson
Adam Cartney
Decker
Charles Alexander Steele
Province of
Ann Steele, Lyle Steele
Bennest & Squibb
Charger
Eliza Latimer
Minnedoss
Fred Houck
Gordon Stbeardown
Wood
Benedict
Gibson Motors
Hamiota Machine Shops
A. D. Campbell
Harding, Man
Free Press
L Curtis
Anderson
Shanks
J Henderson
J Baroff
Success Business College
Regina
Echo Office
J T Clarke
Hamiota A
J McLellan
Ee Ewer
Wamiota
H. Wood
Empire Wall
Linerwota
Burliape
Sanit
W.V. Josey
Court Hamiota
C.O.F
W. R Devpaeißer
W. H. Josey
Dr. Hudson
Paysiciar
Hamiota Man
Harrison & Burgess
J. Bumerss
Mamerson
Minnedosa and
F. M. Coombs
Oriscox
Amleta
Canada
Jasper National Park
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Minaki
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Province
W. J. Quinlan
O.N.R
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